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December 16, 2006
Judge Sarokin, Newly Arrived in the Blogosphere, Seems Poised to Leave It.
"And what are the credentials of these people who spew such hatred? Have they served their country in any capacity? Do they contribute to society in any meaningful fashion? Do they have jobs? Do they have any experience or training that makes them experts? ... Even if you don't agree with me, I think I have earned the right to be treated with some respect, if not for my public service which apparently offends you, at least for my age."Judge Sarokin does deserve respect -- and not just for his service, but also for his willingness to experiment in and with this medium. He has, sadly, caught the worst of the medium right from the start. It's not a good showing for the blogosphere, and it's depressing.
Posted by Eric at December 16, 2006 9:29 PM
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he might consider having a trusted volunteer screen the comments for him.
ELM: It wasn't just the comments; it was things other bloggers were saying on their own blogs.
Posted by: sly civilian at December 17, 2006 1:45 AM
"X-Judge, we hardly knew ye..."
Seriously, though, this is a shame.
X-Judge has a lot to contribute, and I appreciated his writing because it provided a rare opportunity to see the news and legal topics from the perspective of someone who had his experience and insight.
I see he has disabled comments on his blog. Maybe that's good, because he can avoid reading rude blathering elsewhere, but not on his own blog.
I hope he won't quit,it would just make the bullies think they had forced him out.
Posted by: MMF at December 17, 2006 1:21 PM
I think Judge Sarokin was more than a bit naive. I mean John Yoo teaches at Boalt, Althouse at Wisconsin, Reynolds at Tennessee, Volokh at UCLA, and we could go on and on. He must have read some of the briefs that have come out of the Justice Department. How did he serve for so long on the bench without understanding that there are truly evil people in the world and that intelligence, success, or access to the Internet does not distinguish the good from the bad.
ELM: I disagree strongly with some things that Ann Althouse, Eugene Volokh, and Glenn Reynolds write. (Sometimes I also agree with them.) My disagreement with them does not transform them, in my eyes, into "truly evil people."
Posted by: elliottg at December 18, 2006 7:26 AM
Has Judge Sarokin decided to stop blogging? I couldn't tell whether his third post was a "last post" article, or just a comment.
If he has decided to stop blogging, I think that's a shame. I think political discourse would benefit if he decided to continue. Unfortunately for him, given his chosen topic he would need to develop the hide of a rhinoceros to blog.
ELM: It's not clear from his third post whether he's giving up. I too hope he doesn't.
Posted by: lucia at December 19, 2006 9:36 AM
Just curious. Did you not include Yoo in the people you disagree with, but don't consider evil because you think he is evil or because he doesn't blog?
ELM: I find Yoo's views, and his willingness to press them while in power, reprehensible.
Posted by: elliottg at December 19, 2006 10:50 AM